Travel By Bus & Coach

Regional public transport & connections

Located in front of the Royal Crescent, within close proximity to the promenade and the high street, the Royal Well Bus & Coach station is located right in the town’s centre.  

Take advantage of one of the 20 inter-city bus routes and 50 buses arriving daily into the centre of Cheltenham; hop off and start exploring the town’s regency ambience within minutes by foot, with many of the buses pulling up along the Promenade itself.    

Click here for bus and coach services with times of travel from Cheltenham. Visit our maps and guides page which details the locations of the major attractions and our what’s on for more info on Cheltenham Festivals and Race days. 

You can catch a National Express Coaches or Mega Bus across the British Isles to all major cities and towns in the UK from Cheltenham (GL50 3PD) with frequent, reliable services to Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Cardiff, Manchester, Sheffield and Edinburgh. 

For instance, for connections to London, National Express Coaches run 15 times a day from Cheltenham to London Victoria daily from as low as £5 from 2am to 8pm as well as a direct service to Heathrow, taking just 2 hours. 

Public transport

Cheltenham has an excellent public transport network, and there are regular buses across the town and into the wider Cotswolds area. See our Getting Around and Beyond Cheltenham travel sections for more information. Alternatively, once you arrive in town, the Park & Ride is easily accessible, and you can get most places by bike or on foot.